Residual Goiter in Semirom; Iodine Status and Thiocyanate Overload Do Not Play a Role
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Thiocyanate status does not play a role in the etiology of residual goiter in school children of Isfahan, Iran.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmp096